(The Center Square) – After years of border policies that facilitated a record number of illegal border crossers and crime from Canada creating US national security concerns, Canadians are blaming the Trump administration for what they say are diplomatic failures.
Canadians are demanding that Pete Hoekstra be removed as U.S. Ambassador to Canada. The action comes after nearly two years of trade, tariff and border security conflicts between the Trump administration and Canadian authorities.
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